From the research on mental imagery for the positions of the hands on a clock, we can conclude that
a. in this area, there is strong evidence for propositional codes.
b. so few people can construct this kind of mental image that we need to be concerned about the limits of imagery research.
c. people with high mental-imagery ability perform this task faster than people with low mental-imagery ability.
d. decisions about the shapes of images require much longer when the two images are very different than when they are very similar.
Question 2The research on visual imagery and interference shows that
a. people have trouble seeing a blue arrow when they are imagining a tree.
b. people have trouble seeing a blue arrow while they are imagining the sound of a musical instrument.
c. the studies support the propositional-code perspective of mental imagery.
d. a mental image does not typically interfere with seeing a physical image.
Question 3According to the research on mental imagery and shape, people take longer to make a judgment when two mental images have similar shapes than when they have different shapes. This finding tends to support
a. experimenter expectancy.
b. the introspection approach.
c. bottom-up processing.
d. the analog-code approach.
Question 4Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about the research on mental imagery?
a. Susan: There is a negative correlation between the size of a mental rotation and the number of seconds required to perform that mental rotation.
b. Shirin: When people make judgments about the shapes of U.S. states, their judgments for mental images are similar to their judgments for physical stimuli.
c. Dirk: In general, the research on mental imagery supports the propositional perspective on mental imagery, rather than the analog perspective.
d. Cyndi: People make judgments about complex mental shapes in roughly the same way as they make judgments about complex physical shapes; but this similarity doesn't hold true for simple mental shapes.
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